How Light Bulbs Work Learn the interesting process behind how light bulbs work and how they are made with this great video. Incandescent light bulbs are simple but extremely useful devices that are used all around the world. Find out how the glass is prepared and transformed into the final design that ends up lighting your home. Specialized production lines combine glass, filaments, aluminium, wires and other parts to create bulbs that are well tested before making their way to store shelves.
Learn about the Sun
Enjoy this fascinating Sun video. Learn more about the Sun and how research into the way we view it has changed over hundreds of years. Early scientists such as Galileo changed our perspective on the Sun with the invention of telescopes to better view the star, recording valuable data such as information about sunspots. After a number of important solar discoveries, scientists of modern times have been able to make use of complex technological advances, using satellites to obtain amazing imagery and facts about the Sun. Find out what causes the spectacular northern lights (aurora), learn more about solar winds, space weather and radiation that all affect life here on Earth.
Final Light Performance Assessments
BENCHMARKS: What we will learn and be able to do:
Essential Questions: To Guide Our Scientific Quest For Knowledge About Light:
Video Clips:
Light Absorption, Reflection and Refraction Study Jam <-- BEST video clip EVER!
Light Refraction: Magic Penny
How Light Bulbs Work
Learn the interesting process behind how light bulbs work and how they are made with this great video. Incandescent light bulbs are simple but extremely useful devices that are used all around the world. Find out how the glass is prepared and transformed into the final design that ends up lighting your home. Specialized production lines combine glass, filaments, aluminium, wires and other parts to create bulbs that are well tested before making their way to store shelves.
Learn about the Sun
Enjoy this fascinating Sun video. Learn more about the Sun and how research into the way we view it has changed over hundreds of years. Early scientists such as Galileo changed our perspective on the Sun with the invention of telescopes to better view the star, recording valuable data such as information about sunspots. After a number of important solar discoveries, scientists of modern times have been able to make use of complex technological advances, using satellites to obtain amazing imagery and facts about the Sun. Find out what causes the spectacular northern lights (aurora), learn more about solar winds, space weather and radiation that all affect life here on Earth.
Reading Information:
Light Sources & Light Rays
Reflection & Refraction
Fun Light Facts
Reflection
Shadows
Light & Energy
Light & Color
The Basics of Light
Games:
Sun, Light, and Shadows
How We See
Light & Dark
Color & Light
Light Island
Experiments:
What Absorbs More Heat?
Make a Rainbow
Bending Light
Reflectivity and Absorption
Black is Black or Is It?
Make Money Appear Before Your Eyes
Blue Sky - Red Sunlight
Mirror, Mirror On the Wall: Angles of Reflection
Project Ideas:
Make a Kaleidoscope